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Gentle Parenting Toolkits

  • Ways I was Playful Today

    1- I put on some music on the TV (cable channels that just play music- no video) and danced around with the kids. 2- Filled up bathtub with bubbles and showed toddler how to blow bubbles using a straw. (This… Continue reading

  • Goal Charts

    My six year old son and I sat down to make him a goal chart. When we finished I opened up another file and started to type. My son read over my shoulder as I went. “What are you doing,… Continue reading

  • Are You Ready to Live As Though That’s True? (The Language We Use in Frustration)

    Today I am grateful for something important that I have learned: I will not use certain language around my children. I will not say “You’re making me crazy”, because it is an accusation that is not literally true. I will… Continue reading

  • Everything Is More Fun If Mommy Didn’t Say It

    A number of people have asked for ideas on how to be more playful, as they feel that they are not very good at imaginative play. One of the games kids love the most is when their dolls or stuffed… Continue reading

  • Screaming and Crying While Breastfeeding

    (Originally posted on my former and now defunct Custom Made Milk blog February 27 2009. This post has been updated many times since then.) There are many reasons why your baby might scream and cry while nursing. Here are some… Continue reading

  • Fifteen Second Switch- Getting a Frustrated Baby to Latch

    One of my favorite breastfeeding tricks is the “Fifteen Second Switch”. When to do it: When baby is frustrated at the breast, is latching on eagerly for a few seconds and then popping off, fussing, screaming or refusing to nurse.… Continue reading

  • Discipline in Toddlerhood

    I was asked how I address discipline in a toddler/two year old. I mostly address it with a change in expectations. As in my own expectations. A toddler is more similar to an infant than they are to an older… Continue reading

  • Age Appropriate Behavior and Hastily Built Foundations

    There is a wide range of behavior dubbed “age appropriate” that includes both positive and negative behaviors that kids exhibit at different stages of development as they grow, as they learn, as they tumble through emotional tumult. We can see… Continue reading